Tasmanian Japanese Speech Contest 2019
On Tuesday 22 October, 29 wonderful students of Japanese participated in the annual Tasmanian Japanese Speech Contest with over 300 students from over 30 schools around the state.
As anyone who has ever entered this type of event will know, making a speech that will be judged is a daunting task in itself, but making a speech in a second language is even more challenging!
The students began practicing early in September, supported by Shimomura sensei, Aran sensei and Kumashiro sensei. Students regularly met before school, at recess and lunchtimes, as well as practicing intensively at home.
All of the students can be very proud of their hard work and effort! おめでとうございます (omedetou gozaimasu – congratulations) A few students were lucky enough to be recognised amongst their year level for presenting particularly outstanding speeches.
Year 3 Halle Heggie Betty Opi Tanishka Kumrai Annabelle Pyke | Year 4 Abigail Doran Jaxon Chick Cameron Moase Callum Kelly | Year 7 Iszabella Zielinski Daniella Fehlberg Somyog Rai Natalie Askey-Doran Connor Eastley Harry Johnston Bradley Viney Alex Strang-Quinn | Year 8 Zoelle Lin Lillie-Mae Woolley Year 9 Harry Breslin Dione Oloroso |
Year 5 Holly Cate Mingus Breslin Daniel Prakash Mathew Ella Hamilton | Year 6 Emarli Lovell Taylah Bernes Elena Nye Joel Richards Bryon Shaji |
An extra congratulations to the following students:
Year 3
First place – Tanishka Kumrai
Honourable mention – Betty Opi
Year 4
First place – Callum Kelly
Second place – Abigail Doran
Honourable mentions – Cameron Moase and Jaxon Chick
Year 6
Third place – Taylah Bernes
Year 7
Honourable mention – Connor Eastley
Year 9
First place – Dione Oloroso
Honourable mention – Harry Breslin
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